Regulation by Proxy

How the USDA Relies on Public, Nonprofit, and For-Profit Intermediaries to Oversee Organic Food in the U.S.

David P. Carter (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

262 Seiten

2019
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-7419-8 (ISBN)

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In this book David Carter explains how the USDA relies on a variety of intermediaries to regulate organic food in the U.S. Only by accounting for the contributions of such arbitrators, Carter demonstrates, can one understand and credibly assess policies governing the fastest growing agriculture sector in the country.

Regulation by Proxy catalogues the intermediaries that are critical organic certification, including the National Organic Standards Board, accredited certifying agents, organic inspectors, the California State Organic Program, the Accredited Certifiers Association, the International Organic Inspectors Association, and material review organizations. Drawing on a range of evidence, from original data to the work of prominent food policy authors, Carter assesses each intermediary’s contributions to organic standards development, administration, and enforcement. Carter’s analysis shows that there are undeniable benefits to how organic food is regulated in the U.S., however, relying on an assortment of intermediaries requires multifaceted oversight for which the USDA may not always have sufficient tools or capacity to realize.

David P. Carter is assistant professor of public policy and administration at the Public Affairs Program of the Department of Political Science, University of Utah.

Chapter 1. Regulation by Proxy
Chapter 2. A Framework for Examining Decentralized Regulation
Chapter 3. Institutional Emergence and Evolution: The History of Organic Food Governance in the U.S.
Chapter 4. Systems-Based Regulations and Rulemaking Counsel: USDA National Organic Standards and the NOSB
Chapter 5. The Regulator: The National Organic Program
Chapter 6. The Third-Party Administrators: Accredited Certification Agents
Chapter 7. The Inspection Intermediaries: Organic Inspectors
Chapter 8. A State-Level Enforcement Intermediary: The California State Organic Program
Chapter 9. Coordinating and Information Intermediaries: Professional Associations and Materials Review Organizations
Chapter 10. The Regulatory Targets: Certified Organic Producers
Chapter 11. Appraising the Analysis: Institutional Design, Intermediaries, and USDA Organic Certification
Chapter 12. Final Reflections: The Theoretical Implications of Regulation by Proxy

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 229 mm
Gewicht	572 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	1-4985-7419-X / 149857419X
ISBN-13	978-1-4985-7419-8 / 9781498574198
Zustand	Neuware